If you want to add drop­ship­ping features to your Woo­Com­merce store, you need drop­ship­ping plugins. Below you’ll find some of the best Woo­Com­merce drop­ship­ping plugins currently available, including their pros and cons. We’ll also show you how to add them to your Woo­Com­merce store and import products.

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What are Woo­Com­merce drop­ship­ping plugins?

Drop­ship­ping has the advantage that retailers require neither warehouse nor transport logistics, nor do they need to stock products or hire personnel. Online retailers who use drop­ship­ping as a ful­fil­ment model use the services and in­fra­struc­ture of their supplier(s). They also pay lower wholesale price for goods, while customers pay fixed retail prices.

Merchants who use Woo­Com­merce in WordPress to create an online store, will be quick to discover that Woo­Com­merce doesn’t include drop­ship­ping features straight out of the box. For­tu­nately, there are numerous drop­ship­ping plugins available that you can add to your shop in just a few steps. Woo­Com­merce drop­ship­ping plugins connect your store to mar­ket­places to reach the best drop­ship­ping products, ease the process of adding them to your store’s inventory, and syn­chron­ise ordering and shipping processes. If you’re just starting out in eCommerce, drop­ship­ping plugins are a great way to get started with drop­ship­ping and dive into the world of online commerce.

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Woo­Com­merce drop­ship­ping plugins: an overview

Numerous drop­ship­ping plugins for Woo­Com­merce are useful to boost your online business. Which you should use depends on the customer groups you wish to reach and the types of products you plan on pur­chas­ing from drop­ship­ping providers. We recommend the following 7 drop­ship­ping plugins:

Woo­Com­merce drop­ship­ping plugin Function
Woo­Drop­ship Im­port­a­tion and syn­chron­isa­tion of Ali­Ex­press products to your shop
Drop­shipMe Im­port­a­tion, syn­chron­isa­tion, and op­tim­isa­tion of select drop­ship­ping products incl. customer reviews
AliDrop­ship Im­port­a­tion of Ali­Ex­press products incl. in­tel­li­gent cost and order functions and automated ful­fil­ment
WP Amazon Shop Im­port­a­tion of Amazon products incl. automatic ad­just­ment of charges and addition of Amazon product images
Woo­Com­merce Drop­ship­ping Product im­port­a­tion via Chrome extension or via CSV files with product lists from suppliers
Spocket Im­port­a­tion of products ex­clus­ively from EU or US dealers with automated order pro­cessing and store syn­chron­isa­tion
Dropified Con­veni­ent im­port­a­tion and order pro­cessing from mar­ket­places like Ali­Ex­press, Alibaba, eBay, Costco etc.
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Woo­Com­merce drop­ship­ping plugins in detail

Woo­Drop­ship

The Woo­Drop­ship plugin helps Woo­Com­merce merchants transfer products from Ali­Ex­press Mar­ket­place to their store and update their product in­vent­or­ies auto­mat­ic­ally. It’s made possible because of the Google Chrome extension. In addition, prices are auto­mat­ic­ally syn­chron­ised and adjusted to set margins that merchants can specify upfront. Product images are easy to import, edit, and display free of Ali­Ex­press wa­ter­marks.

Image: Screenshot of WooDropship website
Import products from Ali­Ex­press to Woo­Com­merce via a Chrome extension using Woo­Drop­ship. / Source: https://woo­drop­ship.com/

Cost: Woo­Drop­ship is free for a 7-day free trial. The basic package with limited features starts at $14.99 (around £11) or $49.99 (around £35) for unlimited features (per month). You can choose to make a one-off payment instead.

Pros Cons
Import Ali­Ex­press products via Google Chrome extension Access to Ali­Ex­press mar­ket­place only
Automatic or set price ad­just­ment
Editing of product images
Free for 7-day trial

Drop­shipMe

With Drop­shipMe you can select best-selling products from Ali­Ex­press and import them into your online shop. Images, de­scrip­tions, and labels of products are auto­mat­ic­ally optimised for your store and sup­ple­men­ted with real customer reviews. Moreover, Drop­shipMe offers a list of reliable, verified suppliers.

Image: Screenshot of DropshipMe website
Auto­mat­ic­ally import and update products and access verified suppliers with Drop­shipMe. / Source: https://dropship.me/

Cost: The cost is cal­cu­lated based on product imports. You don’t pay anything for up to 50 items or $29 (around £20) for 100 products. The value then increases to $119 (around £85) for 500 products and $199 (around £145) for 1,000.

Pros Cons
Automated one-click import and efficient listing and selling of products Limited to Ali­Ex­press
Reliable, verified supplier list Price cal­cu­lated based on product imports
Automated product updates and in­form­a­tion
Low-cost offer for unlimited functions

AliDrop­ship

AliDrop­ship is a plugin specially designed for Ali­Ex­press suppliers and allows for simple import of Ali­Ex­press items. Product lists, stocks, and prices can be adjusted auto­mat­ic­ally, as well as prices to desired profit margins. Fur­ther­more, AliDrop­ship provides an un­com­plic­ated syn­chron­isa­tion of order and shipment and informs customers about the delivery status of their ordered goods.

Image: Screenshot of AliDropship website
AliDrop­ship plugin focuses on Ali­Ex­press and allows easy one-click im­port­a­tion of products and tracking for customers. / Source: https://alidrop­ship.com/woo­com­merce-drop­ship­ping-plugin/

Cost: You pay a one-off fee of $89 (around £65) for AliDrop­ship.

Pros Cons
Automatic one-click import from Ali­Ex­press mar­ket­place Limited to Ali­Ex­press
Syn­chron­isa­tion and updating of product lists
Free updates and unlimited products/orders
Practical price con­fig­ur­a­tions

WP Amazon Shop

The WP Amazon Shop drop­ship­ping plugin uses Amazon mar­ket­places and provides easy, automated product import from millions of offers. During the import, the plugin adds your affiliate ID to the product URL and enables com­mis­sions for each sale. By linking to Amazon, you can rely on its in­ter­na­tion­al logistics network, powerful ful­fil­ment, fast and reliable shipping, and high-quality products.

Image: Screenshot of WP Amazon Shop website
With WP Amazon Shop you benefit from an easy import of Amazon products and the powerful, in­ter­na­tion­al Amazon in­fra­struc­ture. / Source: https://www.wpamazon­shop.com/

Cost: A single site license of WP Amazon Shop costs $59 (around £43).

Pros Cons
Import from Amazon’s huge range of products Single site license is re­l­at­ively expensive
Shipping with Amazon’s powerful global in­fra­struc­ture Limited to Amazon mar­ket­places
Reliable, high-quality products and customer-oriented delivery service

Woo­Com­merce Drop­ship­ping

The Woo­Com­merce Drop­ship­ping plugin lets you add products from Ali­Ex­press, Amazon, etc. Ali­Ex­press can be added via the Google Chrome extension (much like with Woo­Drop­ship). With Amazon, on the other hand, the affiliate marketing program Amazon As­so­ci­ates is used. Product lists from other suppliers can be imported and extended via CSV files.

Image: Screenshot of WooCommerce Dropshipping website
Use the Woo­Com­merce Drop­ship­ping plugin to add items from Ali­Ex­press, Amazon and more suppliers to your online store. / Source: https://woo­com­merce.com/products/woo­com­merce-drop­ship­ping/

Cost: Purchase the plugin at a one-off fee of $49 (around £35). The offer includes support for one year and updates for your single-site license.

Pros Cons
Import from various online mar­ket­places as well as local and national retailers Single site license is re­l­at­ively expensive for one year
Automatic for­ward­ing of order data, packing slips and shipping pro­cessing

Spocket

The Spocket plugin primarily offers products from drop­ship­ping providers from the EU and the USA. Im­port­a­tion and in­teg­ra­tion are based on a one-click principle. As a Spocket user, you also have the option to buy items with special Spocket discounts (up to 75 percent). Another advantage is the ability to customise images and invoices to match the brand to your store.

Image: Screenshot of Spocket website
With Spocket you can transfer products from European and American suppliers to your online store. / Source: https://www.spocket.co/

Cost: Spocket offers a free starter version and three paid sub­scrip­tion options. The Starter options is available at $24.99 (around £18) per month and lets you add 25 products to your online store. With the Pro variant, the monthly fee is $49.99 (around £35) and includes 250 products plus 25 premium items, and with the Empire variant, it's $99.99 (around £70) for 10,000 products.

Pros Cons
Import of suppliers and vendors from the EU and the USA Priority for importing from American and European mar­ket­places
High discounts for Spocket users Packages with large product selection are re­l­at­ively expensive
Simple import and automated order pro­cessing
Free version available

Dropified

The Dropified plugin enables con­veni­ent im­port­a­tion from many mar­ket­places such as Ali­Ex­press, Alibaba, eBay, Costco, and Walmart. Drop­ship­ping beginners benefit from a free plan for product research and or­gan­isa­tion. In addition, the plugin is par­tic­u­larly suitable for trig­ger­ing sales of your Woo­Com­merce store and expanding your product portfolio. It also includes automatic no­ti­fic­a­tions for price and avail­ab­il­ity changes, two image editors, order IDs and tracking for Ali­Ex­press orders.

Image: Screenshot of Dropified website
Dropified boasts a free beginner version which is suitable for merchants looking to boost their online shop profits. / Source: https://www.dropified.com/dropship/

Cost: Dropified has three different plans to choose from. The Research plan is a free starter version for product research. The Build plan for $19 (around £14) a month guar­an­tees up to 1,000 product imports and up to 500 orders a month, and the Grow plan for $47 (around £35) boosts the number of products to 10,000 and allows for unlimited orders.

Pros Cons
Easy import of products and automated order pro­cessing Monthly order numbers limited in Build plan
Free research plan for beginners who wish to expand their portfolio
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How to add a drop­ship­ping plugin to Woo­Com­merce

Once you have selected a suitable plugin, you just need to add it to your Woo­Com­merce store. To do this, proceed as follows:

Option 1

Step 1: Navigate to the plugin provider’s page or search for the plugin under ‘Tools’ in WordPress. Choose a payment plan and download the plugin.

Step 2: Click ‘Install now’ to initiate the in­stall­a­tion of the plugin.

Option 2

Step 1: If the plugin already exists as a ZIP file, select ‘Tools’, then ‘Plugins’, and then ‘Upload plugin’.

Step 2: Go to ‘Select file’, locate the ap­pro­pri­ate ZIP file, and click ‘Install now’.

Step 3: Last but not least, select ‘Activate plugin’.

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